Ice-shaver.



.No. 870,446. P A TENTED NOV. 5, 1907.

W. A. LUPTON. ICE SHAVER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8.1907.

W1 TNESSES ATTORNEYS UNITED snares rn rnwr FFIOSE.

WILLIAM A. LUPTON, OF EROS, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ROBERT E. COLLINS,

OF EROS, LOUISIANA.

ICE-SHAVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1 907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM A. LUPTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eros, in the parish of Jackson and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and useful IceShaver, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for shaving ice from blocks into very finely divided masses, and it has for its object to provide an improved device of this character that is capable of expeditiously shaving the ice, and that is provided with an ejector for discharging the mass of shaved ice from the shaver when the cover or closure thereof is opened, the device being simple in construction so that it may be manufactured cheaply, and its parts are not liable to get out of order.

To these and other ends, the invention comprises the various novel features of construction and combination and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out particularly in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing :Figure 1 represents a longitudinal section of an ice shaver constructed in accordance with the present invention, the parts being in position for the shaving operation. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing parts in the positions they occupy after the shaving operation has been completed and the mass of shaved ice has been ejected or discharged. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the device.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are indicated throughout by similar characters of reference.

The ice shaver shown in the present embodiment of the invention comprises, generally, a receptacle or casing 1 having, in the present instance, parallel upper and lower edges and sides, the bottom 2 being substantially flat and adapted to cooperate with the block of ice from which the shavings are obtained. The front and top of the receptacle are open and provided with a relatively movable cover or closure 3, the latter, in the present instance, conforming to the shape of the receptacle and is provided at its rear end uith a pair of pivot lugs 4 and 5 which are arranged in cooperative relation with a similar pair of lugs 6 and 7 fixed to adjacent portions of the casing or receptacle, a pin or pintle 8 extending through the said lugs and providing an axis about which the cover or closure is turned when moving into and out of cooperative relation With the re ceptacle.

The rear wall 9 of the receptacle ispreferably inclined rearwardly relatively to the bottom in order that its inner surface may serve as a support whereby the shaving blade or bit 10 may be positioned at the proper angle, the blade being secured in adjusted position in the present instance by means of screws 11 which extend through vertical slots 12 in the rear wall of the receptacle and cooperate with the blade to clamp it firmly against the inner surface of the rear wall, the coarseness or fineness of the shavings being regulated by adjusting the cutting edge of the blade at different distances below the bottom of the v receptacle, the screws 11 permitting such adjustment, as they operate in the slots 1.2. The shavings produced by the blade are admitted to the interior of the receptacle through a slot 14 which extends across the bottom thereof immediately in front of the blade.

The device shown in the present instance for ejecting or discharging the mass of finely divided ice from the receptacle comprises a follower 15 which is slidingly fitted within the interior of the receptacle and it is guided and operated by a stem 16, the latter passing through an opening 17 in the rear wall of the receptacle and cooperating at its lower edge with a guiding groove 18 which is formed in the upper side of a rearwardly projecting bracket 19, the latter being of alength sufficient to prevent lateral deflection of the stem. The upper edge of the stem is provided with a rack 20 with which cooperates a gear wheel 21, the latter being cast integral with, or otherwise connected, to turn about the axis of the closure as it is opened and closed, the turning movement thus imparted to the gear producing a reciprocatoiy movement of the stem and the follower attached thereto. In order to prevent the shavings from packing behind the follower, that is to say, between it and the blade and rear wall of the receptacle, it is preferable to bevel the lower edge of the follower, as at 22, and, if so desired, the follower may be attached to its operating stem at an angle more nearly perpendicular to the bottom of the receptacle than the blade, the lower edge of the follower being thereby brought into close relation with the blade immediately adjacent to its cutting edge and effectually preventing the entrance of shavings between the blade and the follower.

The shaving operation is performed while the parts occupy the relative positions shown in Fig. 1, that is to say, the closure is in closed position, consequently, the follower geared thereto will occupy its rear'most position, and as the shaving operation progresses, the shavings of ice that are removed by the blade will enter the receptacle through the slot 14 in the body thereof, and when the receptacle has been filled, the closure is opened, the follower advancing or moving toward the forward end of the receptacle, as shown in Fig. 2, the contents of the receptacle being thereby discharged without the necessity of performing this operation by hand. The ejecting movement of the follower is limited by the stop pin 23 on the gear wheel 21.

An ice shaver constructed in accordance with the present invention is capable of being operated expeditiously in obtaining the ice shavings, and after it has been filled, the usual operation of opening the receptacle also serves to discharge the mass of shaved ice therefrom, and as it is composed of but few parts that are simple in construction, the device is capable of being manufactured cheaply and it obviates the use of parts that would be liable to rust or otherwise get out of order.

What is claimed is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a suitable receptacle, and a closure movable relatively thereto, of an ejector mounted to operate in the receptacle, and an operating connection between the closure .and ejector for causing a discharging movement of the ejector during the opening movement of the closure.

2. In a device of the character described, the combina tion with a receptacle and a closure mounted in pivotal relation therewith, of a follower mounted to reciprocate within the receptacle, and an operative connection be tween the closure and follower for causing a discharging.

movement of the latter when the closure is opened. a 3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a receptacle having a shaving blade mounted in the rear thereof, a closure pivotally mounted on the receptacle, and a gear mounted to turn with the closure, of a follower mounted to reciprocate longitudinally of the receptacle and having a rack formed on a portion thereof and cooperating with the said gear for the transmission of movement from the closure to the follower.

4. In an ice shaver, the combination with a suitable receptacle having a shaving blade mounted angularly therein, of a follower mounted to reciprocate longitudinally within the receptacle, and a guiding stem for the follower, the latter being arranged at an angle to the blade and arranged to engage it at a point immediately adjacent to its cutting edge.

5. In an ice shaver, the combination with a receptacle having a shaving blade mounted therein, of a follower mounted to reciprocate longitudinally of the receptacle, a guiding stem rigidly attached to the follower and extending through one of the walls of the receptacle, and a bracket attached to the said wall and provided with a guiding groove cooperating with the said stem.

6. In an ice shaver, the combination with a receptacle having a shaving blade mounted therein, and a closure pivotally attached to the receptacle, of a follower mounted to reciprocate longitudinally of the receptacle, a guiding stem rigidly attached to the follower and provided with a rack, a gear mounted to turn with the closure and cooperating with the said rack, and a bracket secured to the receptacle opposite to the gear and serving to retain,

the rack in cooperative relation therewith.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aifixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A. LUP'lON. I

Witnesses:

FRED G. THATcr-rnn, I. D. LAFLIN. 

